Canton Museum of Art
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Canton Museum of Art is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Stark County High Point stands 413 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is King Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Canton Museum of Art, founded in 1935, is a community arts nonprofit organization designed to encourage and promote the fine arts in Canton, Ohio. The museum’s objective is “to provide a permanent museum for the collecting and preservation of art objects.” Operating under this broad mandate, the museum began to purchase the work of local and regional artists. Much of the museum's collections are dedicated to the work of local and regional artists in the Canton area. Gifts from local patrons and corporate benefactors from their personal art collections are also included in the museum's holdings. The museum focuses on exposing the public to art and documenting local history. The purchases of works by local artists and the acceptance of donations were the two major influences on the development of the permanent collection until the museum moved into the Cultural Center for the Arts in 1970. At that time, the museum’s board decided that the permanent collection should be focused on a more specific collecting area. The Ralph L. Wilson Collection of American Art, gifted in the 1970s, was a significant step toward the eventual focus on 19th and 20th-century American artists.
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Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q5033908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- On the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
Overlooks nearby
- Pioneer Point · 16 mi
- Buzzards Roost · 17 mi
- Waters Park Overlook · 21 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King Park: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Vassar Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- New Market Park: 0.7 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.8 mi
- President William McKinley National Memorial: 1.0 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 1.2 mi
- JFK Memorial Fountian: 1.2 mi
- Eulogy of the Common Soldier Inscription: 1.3 mi
- Base of Conning Tower, U.S. Battleship Maine: 1.3 mi
- Goal Post Electricity Tower East: 1.4 mi
- Goal Post Electricity Tower West: 1.4 mi
- Marion Motley Memorial Statue: 1.5 mi
- Jesus with the Samaritan Woman: 4.7 mi
- Mosaic Obelisks with Children's Handprints: 6.7 mi
- Amateur Sports Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- First Ladies National Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Canton Classic Car Museum: 0.8 mi
- McKinley Monument Historical Center: 1.0 mi
- McKinley Monument Historical Society Planetarium: 1.0 mi
- D&N Kids Garden: 1.7 mi
- Nancy Kinsinger Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- IRCOG Parrish Garden: 8.3 mi
- Garden: 10.2 mi
- 7881 Garden: 10.2 mi
- Restricted Area Eagle Nest: 4.5 mi
- American Landfill Certified Wildlife Habitat: 9.2 mi
- Singer Lake Bog: 9.5 mi
- Restricted Area Eagle Nest: 12.5 mi
- Restricted Area Eagle Nest: 14.2 mi
- Downtown Canton Arts District: 0.7 mi
- Canton Garden Center: 1.2 mi
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: 1.6 mi
- Harry London Candies: 8.2 mi
- Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
- Serpentine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sponsellers Hill: 5.0 mi
- Stark County High Point: 11.6 mi
- Bacon Hill: 14.2 mi
- Weimers Hill: 16.1 mi
- Main Beach: 13.4 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 14.3 mi
- Boaters Beach (swim from boat): 19.1 mi
- Boater swim area: 19.4 mi
- Atwood Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
- Pavillion: 19.3 mi
- Student Tailgate Zone: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Area (Abandoned): 23.3 mi
- Hidden Crystal Falls: 23.0 mi
- Tip Top Falls: 24.5 mi
- Mud Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canton Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County High Point | E 90° | 413 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sponsellers Hill | SE 144° | 385 m | 5.0 mi |
| Knob Hill | SSW 205° | 376 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bacon Hill | NNE 17° | 371 m | 14.2 mi |
| Coal Hill | NNW 346° | 366 m | 20.8 mi |
| Weimers Hill | SW 233° | 353 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sherbondy Hill | NNW 332° | 348 m | 20.3 mi |
| Shulls Hill | SSW 197° | 322 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Akron Canton AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Canton · 0 mi
- North Canton · 5 mi
- Louisville · 6 mi
- Green · 8 mi
- Massillon · 8 mi
- Canton-Massillion Metropolitan Area · 10 mi
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